Monthly Archives: January 2014

BOOK TO SCREEN: Emma

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ela

(originally broadcast 2009, BBC) The first Austen adaptation I remember watching was the BBC’s Mansfield Park in 1983 with Sylvestra Le Touzel (what a fabulous name!), Anna Massey and Nicholas Farrell. I identified hugely with Fanny, though was not at … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Emma – Jane Austen

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ela

(originally published 1816) I had always rather steered clear of Emma, despite the eponymous character being my namesake, since all I had read about her seemed to suggest that she was not as delightful a heroine as, say, Elinor Dashwood … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Insatiable – Meg Cabot

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Ela

Meg Cabot is best known for her young adult and kids’ books, particularly her ten-strong The Princess Diaries series, but she’s a prolific author of light, often romantic stories which do also manage to grapple with the difficulties of teenage … Continue reading →

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APPRECIATION – Iain M. Banks

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Ela

With just having finished The Hydrogen Sonata, I now realise that I’ve read all of Iain M. Banks’ novels (as opposed to his other incarnation’s works, of which I’ve read only three). It’s something of a saddening experience to think … Continue reading →

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